Since 2015, South Korea’s biggest LGBT festival has taken place at the iconic plaza in front of Seoul City Hall. This year, the venue went to a Christian youth concert instead.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-south-korea-pride-festival-snub-heightens-clash-over-lgbt-rights-137812a9Venue for the long-running queer festival got awarded this year to a Christian youth concert; ‘We’re back to square one,’ one woman says
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